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package java.util.spi;

import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

ResourceBundleProvider is a service provider interface for resource bundles. It is used by ResourceBundle.getBundle factory methods to locate and load the service providers that are deployed as modules via ServiceLoader.

Developing resource bundle services

A service for a resource bundle of a given baseName must have a fully-qualified class name of the form:
<package of baseName> + ".spi." + <simple name of baseName> + "Provider"
The service type is in a spi subpackage as it may be packaged in a module separate from the resource bundle providers. For example, the service for a resource bundle named com.example.app.MyResources must be com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider:
package com.example.app.spi;
public interface MyResourcesProvider extends ResourceBundleProvider {
 }

Deploying resource bundle service providers

Resource bundles can be deployed in one or more service providers in modules. For example, a provider for a service named "com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider" has the following implementation class:
import com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider;
class MyResourcesProviderImpl extends AbstractResourceBundleProvider
    implements MyResourcesProvider
{
    public MyResourcesProviderImpl() {
        super("java.properties");
    }
    // this provider maps the resource bundle to per-language package
    protected String toBundleName(String baseName, Locale locale) {
        return "p." + locale.getLanguage() + "." + baseName;
    }
    public ResourceBundle getBundle(String baseName, Locale locale) {
        // this module only provides bundles in French
        if (locale.equals(Locale.FRENCH)) {
             return super.getBundle(baseName, locale);
        }
        // otherwise return null
        return null;
    }
 }
This example provides "com.example.app.MyResources" resource bundle of the French locale. Traditionally resource bundles of all locales are packaged in the same package as the resource bundle base name. When deploying resource bundles in more than one modules and two modules containing a package of the same name, split package, is not supported, resource bundles in each module can be packaged in a different package as shown in this example where this provider packages the resource bundles in per-language package, i.e. com.example.app.fr for French locale.

A provider can provide more than one services, each of which is a service for a resource bundle of a different base name.

AbstractResourceBundleProvider provides the basic implementation for ResourceBundleProvider and a subclass can override the toBundleName method to return a provider-specific location of the resource to be loaded, for example, per-language package. A provider can override ResourceBundleProvider.getBundle method for example to only search the known supported locales or return resource bundles in other formats such as XML.

The module declaration of this provider module specifies the following directive:

    provides com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider with com.example.impl.MyResourcesProviderImpl;

Obtaining resource bundles from providers

The module declaration of the consumer module that calls one of the ResourceBundle.getBundle factory methods to obtain a resource bundle from service providers must specify the following directive:
    uses com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider;
ResourceBundle.getBundle("com.example.app.MyResource", locale) locates and loads the providers for com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider service and then invokes ResourceBundleProvider.getBundle("com.example.app.MyResource", locale) to find the resource bundle of the given base name and locale. If the consumer module is a resource bundle service provider for com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider, ResourceBundle.getBundle will locate resource bundles only from service providers. Otherwise, ResourceBundle.getBundle may continue the search of the resource bundle in other modules and class path per the specification of the ResourceBundle.getBundle method being called.
See Also:
Since:9
@specJPMS
/** * {@code ResourceBundleProvider} is a service provider interface for * resource bundles. It is used by * {@link ResourceBundle#getBundle(String) ResourceBundle.getBundle} * factory methods to locate and load the service providers that are deployed as * modules via {@link java.util.ServiceLoader ServiceLoader}. * * <h3>Developing resource bundle services</h3> * * A service for a resource bundle of a given <em>{@code baseName}</em> must have * a fully-qualified class name of the form: * <blockquote> * {@code <package of baseName> + ".spi." + <simple name of baseName> + "Provider"} * </blockquote> * * The service type is in a {@code spi} subpackage as it may be packaged in * a module separate from the resource bundle providers. * For example, the service for a resource bundle named * {@code com.example.app.MyResources} must be * {@code com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider}: * * <blockquote><pre> * {@code package com.example.app.spi; * public interface MyResourcesProvider extends ResourceBundleProvider { * } * }</pre></blockquote> * * <h3>Deploying resource bundle service providers</h3> * * Resource bundles can be deployed in one or more service providers * in modules. For example, a provider for a service * named "{@code com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider}" * has the following implementation class: * * <blockquote><pre> * {@code import com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider; * class MyResourcesProviderImpl extends AbstractResourceBundleProvider * implements MyResourcesProvider * { * public MyResourcesProviderImpl() { * super("java.properties"); * } * // this provider maps the resource bundle to per-language package * protected String toBundleName(String baseName, Locale locale) { * return "p." + locale.getLanguage() + "." + baseName; * } * * public ResourceBundle getBundle(String baseName, Locale locale) { * // this module only provides bundles in French * if (locale.equals(Locale.FRENCH)) { * return super.getBundle(baseName, locale); * } * // otherwise return null * return null; * } * }}</pre></blockquote> * * This example provides "{@code com.example.app.MyResources}" * resource bundle of the French locale. Traditionally resource bundles of * all locales are packaged in the same package as the resource bundle base name. * When deploying resource bundles in more than one modules and two modules * containing a package of the same name, <em>split package</em>, * is not supported, resource bundles in each module can be packaged in * a different package as shown in this example where this provider packages * the resource bundles in per-language package, i.e. {@code com.example.app.fr} * for French locale. * * <p> A provider can provide more than one services, each of which is a service * for a resource bundle of a different base name. * * <p>{@link AbstractResourceBundleProvider} * provides the basic implementation for {@code ResourceBundleProvider} * and a subclass can override the {@link * AbstractResourceBundleProvider#toBundleName(String, Locale) toBundleName} * method to return a provider-specific location of the resource to be loaded, * for example, per-language package. * A provider can override {@link #getBundle ResourceBundleProvider.getBundle} * method for example to only search the known supported locales or * return resource bundles in other formats such as XML. * * <p>The module declaration of this provider module specifies the following * directive: * <pre> * provides com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider with com.example.impl.MyResourcesProviderImpl; * </pre> * * <h3><a id="obtain-resource-bundle">Obtaining resource bundles from providers</a></h3> * * The module declaration of the <em>consumer module</em> that calls one of the * {@code ResourceBundle.getBundle} factory methods to obtain a resource * bundle from service providers must specify the following directive: * <pre> * uses com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider; * </pre> * * {@link ResourceBundle#getBundle(String, Locale) * ResourceBundle.getBundle("com.example.app.MyResource", locale)} * locates and loads the providers for {@code com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider} * service and then invokes {@link #getBundle(String, Locale) * ResourceBundleProvider.getBundle("com.example.app.MyResource", locale)} to * find the resource bundle of the given base name and locale. * If the consumer module is a resource bundle service provider for * {@code com.example.app.spi.MyResourcesProvider}, {@code ResourceBundle.getBundle} * will locate resource bundles only from service providers. * Otherwise, {@code ResourceBundle.getBundle} may continue the search of * the resource bundle in other modules and class path per the specification * of the {@code ResourceBundle.getBundle} method being called. * * @see AbstractResourceBundleProvider * @see <a href="../ResourceBundle.html#resource-bundle-modules"> * Resource Bundles and Named Modules</a> * @see java.util.ServiceLoader * @since 9 * @spec JPMS */
public interface ResourceBundleProvider {
Returns a ResourceBundle for the given bundle name and locale. This method returns null if there is no ResourceBundle found for the given parameters.
Params:
  • baseName – the base bundle name of the resource bundle, a fully qualified class name
  • locale – the locale for which the resource bundle should be loaded
Returns:the ResourceBundle created for the given parameters, or null if no ResourceBundle for the given parameters is found
/** * Returns a {@code ResourceBundle} for the given bundle name and locale. * This method returns {@code null} if there is no {@code ResourceBundle} * found for the given parameters. * * * @param baseName * the base bundle name of the resource bundle, a fully * qualified class name * @param locale * the locale for which the resource bundle should be loaded * @return the ResourceBundle created for the given parameters, or null if no * {@code ResourceBundle} for the given parameters is found */
public ResourceBundle getBundle(String baseName, Locale locale); }